Medicinal Value of Puerh tea

Often called a ‘Treasure-and-benefit Tea’, Puerh tea has always been thought to have curative powers. Chinese culture treasures it as an indispensable wonder tonic. Many of the medicinal effects are attributed by modern Science to the various microbes used during the processing of this tea. These microbes include, Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus clauatus, Aspergillus glaucus, Rhizopus chinehsis, Loctobacillus thermophilus Yeast, Saccharomyces, and Penicillium amongst others. Many Universities and other modern medical facilities are conducting research to substantiate these claims, and many have indeed been substantiated.

Traditional Chinese Medicine has alluded to many beneficial effects of drinking Puerh Tea, including losing weight, cutting grease, preventing arteriosclerosis, prevention of heart disease, reducing high blood pressure, anti-aging, anti-cancer, diabetic control, reducing inflammation, reducing various poisons, anti-radiation, exciting the central nervous system, treating diuresis, improving eyesight, improving digesting, neutralizing poison, anti-bacteria, preventing constipation, and sobering up. Chinese Medicine prescribes Puerh for many reasons including exciting the central nervous system and extracting poison from the body.

   1. Weight Loss, Cholesterol control, and treat Arteriosclerosis

      The polyphenols in the Puerh can significantly decrease cholesterol in the human body. It can even improve the elasticity of capillary walls. The polyphenols cut grease. Chlorophyll prevents the digestion and absorption of cholesterol. Vitamin C helps extract cholesterol from body. All three constituents are abundant in the tea and interact together when drinking Puerh. Therefore, it is theorized that drinking Puerh can aid in controlling obesity.

      The phenol in the tea can also control the serum concentration of cholesterol, reduce the fat in liver and consequently prevent the deposit of cholesterol in the artery.

      The phenol can also prevent arteriosclerosis, as was found by Professor Fuqing Lou. It was demonstrated in his research that some active chemical constituents in the tea can resist the solidification of blood.

   2. Prevent Heart Disease

      According to official statistics, the probability of developing CHD (coronary heart disease) is 3.1% for the population who don’t drink tea, 2.3% for the population who occasionally drink tea, and 1.4% for the population who drink tea frequently(3 years or longer).

      Moreover, the worsening of CHD can be related to the insufficient blood supply for coronary artery and thrombosis. The phenol in tea can generate some constituent ("Cha-Se Su", a chemistry term) which has been found to prevent the blockage of vessels and thrombosis in animal studies.

   3. Reduce High Blood Pressure

      The polyphenol, vitamin C and vitamin P in the tea are all known for preventing hypertension, especially the polyphenol which can improve the function of capillaries and directly lead to a reduction high blood pressure.

   4. Anti-aging

      According to a Japanese study, the antioxidant effect of vitamin E, which is known as a good anti-aging medicine, is normally only 4% while green tea yields higher than 74% due to the combination of vitamin E and polyphenol. Tea also contains a rich amount of vitamin C and vitamin E. The amino acid and trace elements in tea also have some anti-aging effect.

   5. Digestive Aid

      The alkali generated by tea can increase the peristalsis of digestive tract so that it helps in digesting food.

   6. Cancer Prophylactic

      Tea has preventive effects against all kinds of cancer tumors. Chinese Preventive Medicine Institute has performed experiments on 140 types of tea and obtained a large amount of evidence regarding this effect. Tea can block carcinosis in several ways.

   7. Hangover Cure

      First, Vitamin C in tea can serve as a catalytic agent for the liver to hydrolyze alcohol. Second, the alkali in tea is also good for diuresis, indirectly leading to the prompt extraction of alcohol. Last, tea can activate the central nervous system which is inhibited by alcohol.

   8. Diuresis

      Modern research demonstrates that the alkali in tea can expand the capillaries in the kidney and increase the blood discharge (rate of flow).

Medicinal Footnotes
References for the above come from historical documents written by people who were famous in their day. They summarized a lot of the empirical evidence of the medicinal effects of Puerh.

   1. Qing (Dynasty), Yizhi Fang, with his sons Zhongtong and Zhongnv wrote the book "Wu Li Xiao Shi" which documented: Puerh tea can be steamed into a ball. It is sold to the western society. It can aid digestion.
   2. Qing, Hong Zhang wrote the book "Dian Nan Xin Yu" in which he said: Tea made in Yunnan has a slightly bitter taste. It’s character is very cold and can cure hot diseases.
   3. Qing, Xueming Zhao wrote the book "Ben Chao Gang Mu Shi Yi" in which he said: Puerh Tea is black. It is the number one choice for sober up! It is even better if the color is close to green… It can be used to cure one hundred types of diseases, such as stomachache, cold, sore throat, and ulcer.
   4. Qing, Yong Wang wrote "Dian Xing Ri Lu" in which he said: Puerh Tea has a deep taste and can be used as medicine.
   5. Qing, Daxun Wu wrote in "Dian Nan Wen Jian Lu": Ball tea can aid digestion, reduce fat, cure chill. It is the most useful thing.
   6. Qing, Fu Ruan wrote in "Puerh Tea": (the tea can) aid digestion, cure chill and detoxify.
   7. Qing, Shixiong Song wrote in "Sui Xi Ju Yin Shi Pu": Tea is slightly bitter and slightly sweet with a cool taste. It clears the mind and gets rid of the sleepiness. It also dispels your depression. Drinking tea is helpful for your liver, lung, stomach, eyes. The tea produced in Puerh County is especially nice.
   8. "Si Mao Ting Cai Fang" said: (puerh can) aid digestion, dispel cold, and detoxify.
   9. "Bai Cao Jing" said: There are three types of heat (sickness): the first is the air heat; the second is the food heat; the last is the fire heat. The most dangerous one is the air heat. You have to cure it with several medicines (including Puerh Tea).

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